London 2012 Olympics

Xograph Healthcare territory manager Liam Neill with senior radiographer Alison Coxhead and radiographer Melanie Troughton. Staff and patients at Weymouth Community Hospital are still benefitting from their legacy of the London 2012 Olympics; a BuckyStar Intuition direct digital radiography system from Xograph Healthcare. Senior radiographer Alison Coxhead said: “This system is ideal in our busy […]

Nigel Perry from BCF setting up the GE ultrasound scanners at the equine hospital at Greenwich Park. A purpose-built veterinary clinic in Greenwich has been kitted out with state-of-the-art equipment to treat competing horses from every nation during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The clinic is equipped with two GE ultrasound machines including […]

There is more than just ‘Yorkshire grit’ behind the success of athletes such as the Brownlee brothers in the Olympics.  Cutting-edge technology such as that from sponsor GE Healthcare to monitor precise body composition and aid early diagnosis of injuries also plays a part. For athletes, even a small change in body composition can significantly […]

Hannah Snell looks through the CT scanner at BMI The Chaucer Hospital.   Canterbury radiographer Hannah Snell is celebrating the news she will be a games maker for the Paralympic Games this year.   Hannah is a radiographer at BMI The Chaucer Hospital and will be working in the Olympic village medical centre as one […]

Pictured (from left) are Carestream Health’s Kevin Smith, head of imaging services Colin West and Carestream Health md Charlie McCaffrey.   Homerton University Hospital, in the east London Borough of Hackney, is a foundation hospital located just two miles from the site of the 2012 London Olympics and has been named as the designated hospital […]